Widnes won the trophy by beating Salford by the score of 24-18 in the final.
The total entrants remained the same as last season, i.e. at 17.
This necessitated the need for a preliminary round (consisting of just 1 game.
The first round (proper) then involved 16 clubs.
(This chart excludes the match in the preliminary round) 1 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played at Rochdale Hornets's new ground 2 * The first Lancashire Cup match to be played on this ground, one of many used by Fulham during the nomadic period between 1985 and 1993 3 * The attendance is given as 11,708 in the official Widnes archives - RUGBYLEAGUEproject gives the attendance as 12,028.